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PIB Fact Check debunks seven instances of misinformation amid escalated te
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid the escalated tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of India's precision strikes on terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, detrimental elements from Pakistan have been trying to deliberately sabotage the narrative from the ground reality by spreadi
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PIB fact check debunks fake video alleging Indian post destroyed by Pakist
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on X, the Fact Check Unit said that there was no unit called "20 Raj Battalion" in the Indian Army, further stating that it was a part of a coordinated propaganda campaign which was aimed at creating panic and misleading the public.
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PIB busts fake news about airport entry ban
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has revealed that all social media posts claiming the ban of entry to airports across India are fake.
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PIB Fact Checker debunks fake DRDO letter alleging failure in BrahMos miss
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Thursday exposed a misleading letter which is being circulated online alleging a failure in BrahMos missile components.
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PIB Fact Check exposes fake video claiming IAF helicopter crash during Op
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has debunked another misinformation campaign by Pakistan-based social media handles falsely claiming an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash linked to India's 'Operation Sindoor'.
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Pakistan's Air Defence units suffer serious damage: Sources
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Air Defence Units of the HQ-9 air defence missile launchers have suffered heavy damage.
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PIB's fact-checking unit busts fake video claiming Indian Army waving whit
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The fact-checking unit clarified that the video, which is surfacing on social media, is from September 2019, in which white flags were raised by the Pakistani army to claim the bodies of their dead soldiers at the LoC.
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PIB Fact Checker debunks fake video claiming Pakistani strike on Amritsar
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has exposed yet another misinformation campaign by Pakistan-based social media handles, which are trying to blatantly hijack the narrative and distract from the on-ground reality.
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Claims of Pakistan destroying Indian Brigade HQ in retaliation for 'Operat
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
In the early hours of Wednesday, India carried out its deepest strikes inside Pakistan's undisputed territory since 1971, according to CNN, successfully targeting terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. This marks New Delhi's most significant military action within
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Brazil issues 72-hour deadline to Meta over fact-checking practices
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Brazil's federal government issued an extrajudicial notice to Meta on Thursday (local time), demanding clarification on its practices for fact-checking to address hate speech and disinformation on its platforms, as reported by Anadolu News Agency.
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Bombay HC strikes down provisions for setting up Fact Checking Unit to mon
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed the provisions for setting up a Fact Checking Unit (FCU) to oversee the content on social media.
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Kerala government implements 'Fake News detection' in school textbooks
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a move to empower school children, the Kerala government to include the identification of fake news that is spread online and conduct 'Fact-Checking' as part of the new ICT textbooks for classes 5 and 7. Recently there was news emerged that the UK is planning to revise their primary cu
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